Toy target



Dec. 13, 1927.

s. w. TRCUT TOY TARGET Filed May 11, 192.7

INVENTOR I 74m? i4 72 1 Z snnnrnnnw. recent, or nan mate, PENNSYLVANQL.j

ro; TARGET.

i ipplieation filedjilay11,1927. s arno. 19 ,522.

This invention is for a mechanical toy, andLmore particularly a targetforjuse in connection with shooting gaines.

The shooting games asordinarily prov ded have targetswhi'ch are usuallyof a stationary nature; According to the presentinven tion'there isprovided a target which will be set iii'motion when the hulls eye ishit, so as to provide an added feature of action to i the game. Theextent of rotation of the targetmay also be used to indicate the numberof points which each player wins and thereby combine withthe shootingfeature a game feature which willbe both attractive and en- 5 femi ineAccording to the presentinvention there is also-provided a-tar'get'whi'clr'c anbe'constructed cheaply and which will be simple to operate.j The target is designed primarily 20 for use with air guns which shootcorks as projectiles but, orcourse, is applicable for use with othershooting appliances: The invention; may be readily understood in which'Figure 1 is a .front elevation of the one 3 The toy as illustratedcomprises a supporting-frame having a base 5 with an upright 6 i at theback thereof. In the top of the upright is a pin 7 on which is carried afreely rotatable disk 8 forming the target. In the periphery of the diskare two or more notches 9. Mounted on the base 5 are upright ears 10 towhich is pivoted a bell crank member by means of a pin 11. The bellcrank member has a horizontal arm 12 with A"! a terminal portion 13adapted to be entered in one of the notches 9 in the periphery of thedisk. The upright arm of the bell crank is designated 14: and has abulls eye atits upper end, the bulls eye preferably being centrallylocated with respect to the disk 8.

On the base 5 is an eye 16 to which is secured a rubber band or otherresilient element, such as a spring 17. p

The surface of the disk is preferably dine Vided into segments byradially extending lines 18. Each segmentmay contain some indiciaindicating a certain kind of game.

Such indicia is indicated at 19. The indicia of the animal or game mayconsist merely of a printed word but preferably comprises the picture ofthe animal or other game. Each designatedi19 by reference'to theaccompanying drawing,

segment may also contain a scoring numeral v In operation, the terminalof; the horizontal armof the bellcrank is entered into one ofthe notches9 in the disk; Thelrubher band or other "springelement 17 is thenstretched, and its free end 'entered into another one ,ofthe notches Thetarget is then set for operation. W hen the projectile hits thegbuilseye 15, it, rocks the ai'iir 12,

moving the, terminal 13 down "out of enga-gei'nent with the notches .9and thete'hi sioned rubber band or other spring element then spinsthedisk. The; band' wilh of course, become disengaged ,rr'om the diskafter it has imparted h p l g 5 pointer 12" is? preferably j provided onthe arm -1 2 close to the disk. The segment of the disk which stopsunder the "pointeris the winning segment, and the fplayer scores"accordmg to themarking 19 in that 'seggraphed. Its "construction and"operation are extremely simple. @OneadVantage of usingarubberfband inpla ce of any "other spring for-rotating the disk is thfact tliat it canbe easily replaced when necessary.

\Vhile one form of the invention has been specifically illustrated anddescribed in detail, it Will be understood that various changes andmodifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of thevarious parts within the contemplation of my invention and under thescope of the following claims.

I claim 1 A toy target including a freely rotatable member, means forspinning the rotatable member, a detent'cooperating with the rotatablememberv for normally holdingthe disk against rotation, and a movabletarget element operatively connected with thedetent.

2. A toy target comprising a freely rotatable disk, means for spinningthe disk, a movable detent element co-operating with the disk fornormallyholding it against r0- tation, and'atarget member carried by thedetent.

3. A toy target comprising a freely rotatable disk, means for spinningthe disk,

"inent; theretofso that the 'i'dislr can spin I freely. When playingaf'game, the yertical 'arni 14L inay 'serve asfanrindicatorfbut' a apivotally supported detent member having a. terminal co-operating withthe disk for normally holding the disk against rotation, and an arm onthe detent extending upwardly in front of the disk and having a targetelement thereon.

4. A toy target comprising a freely rotatable disk, means, for spinningthe disk, a pivotally supported detent member having a terminalcooperating with the disk for normally holding the disk againstrotation, and an arm on the detent extending upwardly in front of thedisk and having a bu lls eye thereon centrally positioned with respectto the disk.

5. A toy target comprising a base, an upright on the base, a diskpivotally supported on the upright, a bell crank member pivotallysupported on the base having a horizontal arm adapted to co-operate withthe diskand having a vertical arm wlth a target element thereon,andresilient means secured to the base adapted to detachably engage thedisk for spinning the same.

6. A toy target including a supporting frame with a base portion, a diskfreely rotatable on the supporting frame and having a plurality ofdetentengaging elements about the periphery thereof, a bell crank memberpivotally mounted on the base having a horizontal arm with a terminaladapted to cooperate with the detent engaging means on the disk, saidbell crank having a vertical arm with a bulls eye thereon, and aresilient member secured to the frame having one end detaohably engagingone of the detent engaging means of the disk; 7

7. A toy target comprising a supporting frame having a base, a diskfreely rotatable on the supporting frame, a resilient member secured tothe supporting frame having one end thereof detachably engaging the diskfor imparting a rotative movement to the disk when the same is released,a detent member on the base for normally holding the disk againstrotation, and a target element connected with the detent.

8. A toy target comprising a supporting frame, a disk freely rotatableon the sup-. porting frame, said disk having its surface divided into aplurality of sections, said diskhaving letent engaging means thereon,game indicia in at least'some of the sections, a movable detent memberadapted to cooperate with the detent engaging means of the diskfornormally'holding the diskv against rotation, a target element carriedby the detent member and resilient means for rotating the disk. I

9. A toy target comprising a supporting frame having a base portion andan upright portion, a disk freely rotatable on the upright portion, saiddisk having notches in the periphery thereof, a leverv pivotally mountedon the base portion having a terminal adapted to be entered in one ofthe notches in the disk, an upright arm on the lever member with atarget surface thereon, a resilient member secured to the frame andhaving its free end entered into the other notch in the disk, saidresilient member pro viding means for rotating the disk when the notchengaging lever is moved to released position by the impact of aprojectile against the target. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

-- SHERIDAN WV. TROUT.

